Comments: IT WAS MY FIRST TIME OUT AT TIMBER COULEE AND IT WAS EXCELLENT. I WAS WATCHING SOME BROWNS JUMPING OUT OF THE WATER FOR SOME HATCHES I COULDN'T SEE. I TOOK OUT #20 BLACK TRICOS AND TRIED CASTING. ABOUT A DOZEN CASTS LATER ILANDED A 12". LATER ON AROUND 9:30 AM I TRIED HOPPERS AND CRICKETS. DIDN'T HAVE MUCH LUCK WITH THEM SO I SWITCHED BACK TO TRICOS AND STARTED TO LAND THEM. NOT MUCH IN THE SIZE BUT DECENT ENOUGH FOR THE PULL (ABOUT 9-10". THERE WERE OTHER FLY FISHERS OUT THERE BUT I DIDN'T STOP TO CHAT...TOO BUSY WITH THE BROWNS.
I WALKED DOWNSTREAM ABOUT 30-40 YARDS AND SAW SOME NICE SIZED BROWNS ON THE BOTTOM FEEDING. I SPOOKED THEM SO I NEVER LANDED THE BIG ONES THAT I SAW. WENT DOWNSTREAM ANOTHER 10 YARDS AND CAME BACK UP ON MY KNEES AND LANDED A 10". NOT BAD FOR THAT DAY. PLEASE PASS ON ANY INFO YOU MAY HAVE TO ME SO THAT I MAY BETTER MYSELF FOR THE NEXT TRIP TO TIMBER COULEE. I'D REALLY APPRECIATE THE INFO'S AND STRATEGIES YOU MAY HAVE. THANKS AND I'LL SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU NEXT TIME.
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